Septuagint
Syllabification: (Sep·tu·a·gint)
Pronunciation: /ˈsepCHo͞oəˌjint/
Definition of Septuagint
noun
Origin:
mid 16th century (originally denoting the translators themselves): from Latin septuaginta 'seventy', because of the tradition that it was produced, under divine inspiration, by seventy-two translators working independently